Malaysia’s January exports rise 23.5% on-year

KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia’s exports rose 23.5% from a year earlier in January, government data showed on Friday.

Imports in January grew 26.5% year-on-year, while the trade surplus for the month came in at 18.4 billion ringgit, data from the International Trade and Industry Ministry showed.

(Reporting by Rozanna Latiff; Editing by Shri Navaratnam)

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